I wanted to share with you something that I have been doing of late, and feel as though can make your day shine a little brighter and to bring you both gratitude and happiness. Take a moment in your day to pick out 3 things that are beautiful. Take notice and appreciate them in the moment and for the moment; savour them; then take a moment to write it down in a special place where you will be able to look back and remember the pleasure it gave you in the moment.
I thought that this task would be simple and easy. Something to quickly notice, I really thought that it would just jump out at me and into my mind. I noticed the lovely scenery of the mountains as I drove to my physical therapist’s office in the early morning as the sun was rising up behind it; and I thought, oh that is one beautiful thing. However, I thought the things I should think beautiful should take time and have them come to me…I shouldn’t be out looking for them. For a whole 2 days nothing would come to me. I looked; I searched, and still nothing. But then it came to me, three beautiful things in my life. Three things that I normally take for granted three things which are so important [to me, and maybe even you].
Positivity it has such an effect on not only yourself, but those around you too. When positive, there is a complete change in the way you look at everything. And if you take the time to notice, when you are positive you rub off on people and they become to be positive or at least it will make their day shine a little brighter. Time; we all take time for granted. But, there is only so much time in a day. You should be taking full advantage of time. Every second you are here on earth, every minute is a choice. A choice to let the ones you love know you love them; a choice to be optimistic and have a positive effect on those around you. Time is often taken for granted, but there is only so much time one has – you must take full advantage of it! As Pres. Thomas S. Monson said “Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows”. Creativity, I was looking through my cupboard the other day and found my scrapbook, which hasn’t been worked on in at least a year, then I noticed my artworks hidden with it. It made me nostalgic for the days where I had the time to just sit down and paint or sit down and create. It has made me want to go back to doing creative things; it’s just a matter of creating time. And that is really important. Creating time for yourself to do something you love a well as doing things with family and friends.
I noticed after I wrote down my 3 beautiful things in my journal that they all somehow ended up tying into together. Time, positivity, and creativity are just as important as the other and when you sit down to do this, if you choose to do so; reread them and try to constantly put them into action or take more time to notice and appreciate them, it will surely make a difference in your life.
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